Stefano Maria Legnani

Self-portrait of Stefano Legnani

Stefano Maria Legnani also known as "Legnanino" (Milan, 6 April 1661 – Milan, 4 May 1713) was an Italian painter of the late Baroque period, active mainly in Milan.[1] He is considered one of the most innovative exponents of the Milanese school of painting of around the turn of the 17th and 18th centuries.[2]

  1. ^ Casellato , LEGNANI, Stefano Maria, detto il Legnanino in: Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani - Volume 64 (2005) (in Italian)
  2. ^ Il Legnanino, genio della pittura barocca, 8 December 2013 at the Museo del Territorio Vimercatese (in Italian)